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Based on the true story of the founding of the Mali Empire in AD 1235, this novel draws on 29 years of research to set aside much of the supernatural spectacle surrounding the rival brothers, Sundiata Keita and Dankaran Touman. A kingdom hangs in the balance as forces beyond their control cast two brothers as rivals for their father’s throne while a ruthless neighboring warlord sweeps across the land, leaving terror and ruin in his wake. Instead, it dramatizes their story through a historian’s lens, offering practical explanations for events often attributed to sorcery and mystical forces. The result is a grounded retelling of the political brilliance, military genius, and the extraordinary resilience that forged an empire, altered the course of history, and transformed an exiled prince into the famed Lion King of Mali.